- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney conceded defeat Wednesday morning.
- On a good night for Democrats, Maloney’s defeat is a remarkable win for Republicans.
- Maloney leads the House Democrats’ campaign arm.
On Wednesday, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney conceded defeat to a New York Republican. This is a shock loss for the House Democrats’ campaign chief who came as his party did surprisingly well during the midterms.
Maloney was the head of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and played a leading role in recruiting candidates for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He also raised money to support a number of Democratic incumbents. The House majority was in place as of Wednesday morning. It is too close to callingWashington has been taken by surprise by the development.
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Republicans are now able to claim the title of having reelected a top Democratic leader in a Blue State, thanks to Maloney’s presumed defeat. It is difficult to defeat an incumbent member of Congress, and even harder to remove a party boss.
“In New York we defeated Sean Patrick Maloney,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy declared Wednesday morning, long before Maloney admitted. “It will be his first loss in 40 years that a D triple-C chair has been reelected.”
Maloney, speaking at DCCC headquarters, lauded Democrats’ more-than-expected performance.
He told reporters Wednesday that House Democrats held their ground “Last Night,”. “We believe November 8, 2022 will be a signature date in American political history… we hope the high watermark of some of the anger and division we have dealt with this entire cycle, from January 6 onward.”
Maloney stated that he couldn’t predict which party would control the House in January.He said, “We don’t know where the dust will settle.” “If we fail a little, we’ll know that we tried our best.”
The New Yorker also contemplated his loss to Republican Mike Lawler.
He stated, “My opponent won this race, he won it fair-and-square, and that is something,” “So I’m gonna step aside.” He said he would talk to his family about the next steps.
Recently, Nancy Pelosi, House speaker, had dismissed any concerns about Maloney’s chances.
They want to cut a great oak. “That’s what they do.” Punchbowl News was informed by Pelosi.
Insider and Decision Desk HQ are yet to project Maloney’s reelection bid.at 12:16 PM EST. Lawler is ahead by just over 1 point or approximately 3,000 votes. Maloney holds 93% of the expected votes in. In determining who will win a race, neither candidate concessions nor media calls are legal. Maloney’s concession shows that the Democrat doesn’t see a route to victory.
New York Democrats lost the election night. Rep. Lee Zeldin was still in office as of Wednesday morning Losing by just 6 pointsTo Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to win election for a full term. Republican Anthony D’Esposito continues to serve as interim president. He was the winner of a contest for Long Island District.In 2020, President Joe Biden was the overwhelming winner.
House Democrats might be somewhat schadenfreude about Maloney’s death. After the once in a lifetime redrawing of congressional maps, Maloney angered many progressive colleagues. Rep. Mondaire, a fellow New Yorker who represented more of this new seat, was forced to run in a crowded primary, which he eventually lost.
Jones tweeted, “Yikes,” when Maloney’s concession news broke.
